Photographer for Reuters news agency who was murdered in Somalia in 1993 at the age of 22. On July, 12, 1993, Dan and three of his colleagues raced across Mogadishu to cover the bombing of what was thought to be General Aideed’s headquarters. In the ensuing confusion, all four young men were beaten, clubbed and stoned to death by an angry mob furious about the death of over 50 at the hands of U.S. and U.N. soldiers. The other journalists who died that day were Hos Maina, Anthony Macharia, and Hansi Krauss.
Photographer for Reuters news agency who was murdered in Somalia in 1993 at the age of 22. On July, 12, 1993, Dan and three of his colleagues raced across Mogadishu to cover the bombing of what was thought to be General Aideed’s headquarters. In the ensuing confusion, all four young men were beaten, clubbed and stoned to death by an angry mob furious about the death of over 50 at the hands of U.S. and U.N. soldiers. The other journalists who died that day were Hos Maina, Anthony Macharia, and Hansi Krauss.
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